by Claude HarringtonAugust 19, 2016 Recently, the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) polled 360 marketers across a variety of industries about their digital video ad budgets. 62% of respondents answered that they expect to increase their mobile video ad spending within a year. These findings are significant but not at all surprising. In fact, according to … Continue reading Going Mobile: How to Make Your Explainer Effective as a Mobile Video
by Andre Oentoro Follow @breadnbeyondAugust 24, 2016 You may have heard of Dollar Shave Club, a startup company that sells monthly razor subscriptions for $ 1. In July, the company was acquired by Unilever for $ 1 billion US. Huge, isn’t it? Michael Dubin, the founder of Dollar Shave Club, started the beta website for … Continue reading Dollar Shave Club’s Secret: An Explainer Video (and a Brilliant Concept)
by Gregg LitmanAugust 19, 2016 If I mention an explainer video, what comes to mind? If you’re thinking of a whiteboard video or something with fun or fancy graphics or animations, you’re on the right path. Explainer videos almost always use scripting and graphics to show — you know, “explain” — what a company does. … Continue reading Create an Explainer Video Script to Delight Your Visitors
by Claude HarringtonAugust 9, 2016 When it comes to following-up with leads, timing can be everything. Take, for example, a recent Harvard study in which researchers reviewed data from 1.25 million sales leads (received by 29 B2C and 13 B2B companies). Here’s what they found: Potential customers who were contacted within an hour of making … Continue reading How an Explainer Video Can Help You with Lead Scoring
by Andre Oentoro Follow @breadnbeyondAugust 9, 2016 E-commerce and web-based companies rely heavily on their web content, explainer videos being one of the most vital. However, these companies are subjective when judging their own explainer videos. Most of them only ensure that their explainer videos are good enough for them and NOT their target markets. … Continue reading 4 Essential Questions to Measure an Explainer Video’s Quality
August 3, 2016 You’ve read a lot about explainer videos and you’ve decided that one is the best way to deliver your message and showcase your brand. But when you’re about to kick off the project, you realize that there are still a lot of things to decide before the final cut is in your … Continue reading Kicking Off Your Explainer Video Project: 18 Important Questions to Get You Started
by Claude Harrington July 29, 2016July 29, 2016 Last week, Unilever spent $ 1 billion to acquire the stylish, grooming startup Dollar Shave Club. Founded only five years ago, Dollar Shave Club has already attracted over 2 million members to sign up for their monthly razor-providing service. There are several reasons why their disruptive business … Continue reading Billion Dollar Explainer Video?
by Claude Harrington July 12, 2016July 12, 2016 When it comes to distributing and marketing explainer videos, there is no perfect answer. Especially not in our rapidly changing online environment. But while trends come and go and technology changes the game, there are a handful of best practices that have developed over the years and … Continue reading Best Practices: Explainer Video Distribution & Marketing
by Claude Harrington July 2, 2016July 2, 2016 Although the message makes up the meat of an explainer video, achieving the call to action (CTA) is its ultimate goal. Because this is why the video was created in the first place; to inspire and create a specific behavior reaction. Sign up today. Try a free … Continue reading 5 Common Call To Action Mistakes That Explainer Videos Make
by Blake Harris June 28, 2016June 28, 2016 Who among us hasn’t heard the descriptor ”Kafkaesque” before? And who among us, at one time or another, hasn’t wondered exactly what that word means? Well, we needn’t wonder any more as the term is analyzed and beautifully explained in our PICK OF THE WEEK: a clever … Continue reading What Makes Something “Kafkaesque”? (Explainer Video)
